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One of the most significant lessons that I have learned in class was learning the true meaning of the Declaration of Independence. After sitting through years of long history courses I have never actually read the document. Prior to reading the document, I knew that America wanted to be free from Great Britain. That was all I needed to know. But to be prepared for the class discussion I knew I needed to know more than that. So, I translated the document so that I could understand the document enough to discuss it.

The other important lesson I learned was that research and reflection are essential to good teaching. Torey Hayden had quite a few unorthodox methods

Besides, I also learned that even though marriage is popular, the social norms governing marriage have become weaker. This happens may be because there is a change from institutional to companionate marriage and also there is a larger emphasis on marriage meeting individualistic and self-fulfilling need. People hold many expectations on marriage. People expect marriage can help

“Will Your Marriage Last?”, by Aviva Patz, is a cohesive article about marriage and divorce. Aviva Patz is the executive editor of Psychology Today. Patz narrates the story of Ted Huston, a professor at the University of Texas, who followed the lives of 168 couples for 13 years after their wedding date. She was then able to draw conclusions about what makes a couple stay together or end up filing divorce papers. Although marriages and divorce are the themes of this article, it is really about society’s pressure on young people to be perfect.

I learned that our thinking can make bad decisions. Our thoughts can change with comparing things. We can say no to one thing, but if it is compared to something else that can change our mind. The comparison can make things look different in our mind to make us make a different decision. The information that I learned is important because it helps you to look at things differently now. Sometimes it is best to stick with your first choice or decision and can cause an irrational decision.

First, I learned that even in failure, there are still lessons we can all learn. Instead of blaming someone and thinking nothing can be done, one should

One of the smallest, yet most important lessons, was how to empathize. The power of empathy and imagination opened up the world around me. How could it be that I found and continue to find myself a better person through reading someone else's words? I do not know, but it happened. I am thankful for Ms.Powell and the stories she would read after recess. Nothing has stuck with me more than that special activity. In the fifth grade books became more than just books, and it has been that way ever since. Word count:

A survey of 14000 adults states in ‘A Guide to Family Issues: The Marriage Advantage’ that marriage was a pertinent factor contributing to happiness and satisfaction with forty percent of the married individuals being happy as opposed to 25 percent of either single or cohabiting individuals. The same study shows that ninety eight percent of never married respondents wished to marry and out of those 88% believed that it should be a lifelong commitment. Even though, divorce rates are rising numerous researches show that young people aspire to have a lasting marriage.

In this chapter the principle I am going to focus on is that all relationship have issues, but if we have softer hearts the couple can overcome their struggles. When problems arise in a marriage it is important to work through them, with your spouse, and do not give up. A person can choose to divorce and move on to another relationship, but this relationship will have its own set of different problems. No relationship will ever be perfect. When

The lesson I learned was that if you can dream then you can do it. This has changed me in to a more compelled person to do more things that I think are impossible

The first and foremost lessons taught in my life began at home. My upbringing was, at times, unconventional and my family was, in a sense, not ideal to the standards of society. My mom was a single parent, becoming both the breadwinner, as well as, the caregiver. She came to this country on a student visa, and was able obtain an associate’s degree. Unfortunately, because she did not hold a higher degree, it was very hard, and sometimes impossible to find an adequate job. Yet, she made sure my siblings and I had decent schooling and reminded us constantly the importance of receiving an education.

of lessons. Several of these lessons will influence my academic work and help me to achieve my

As I became a teenager, an important lesson I learnt is to never judge others and to always respect the opinion of others and to

Growing up I was an only child, but I remember always wishing that I had an older sibling or was born a twin or that maybe someday I would be a big sister myself. My Aunt Sherry lived close by while my cousin Morgan, who is eight months older than I, and myself grew up and we were extremely close;, she still feels more like my younger but older sister to this day. When we were five and six years old my Aunt Sherry had fraternal twins, a girl and a boy, Macey and Collin. Now I felt that I had three siblings. Come the third grade, when Morgan and I were eight and nine years old, my Aunt Sherry moved to Indiana taking my cousins with her. I had never wanted siblings as much as I did at this point.

What I didn’t learn from my highschool class is how to properly set goals. I didn’t know that there was a process and I didn’t realize how helpful it is writing down goals and physically seeing them. I was able to learn S.M.A.R.T goals which helps you structure your goals to a achievable standard. I also learned the different types of goals like long term, short term, and immediate. I learn how important goal setting can be and how it helps you better achieve them.